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  • Presentations

    Recomendación 7/2016 CDHDF Red Urbana MX

    Recomendación 7/2016 CDHDF: “Omisiones en el sistema de recolección, separación y destino final de residuos sólidos urbanos en la Ciudad...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Silvio Ruiz from Colombia

    In Spanish with English subtitles

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    WIEGO in the World: Latin America

    This document reviews WIEGO’s work in Latin America, including in the areas of knowledge generation, capacity building, strengthening...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Employment Rights Act, 2012

    This Act makes provisions for the rights of employed persons in Barbados.

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Proposals and demands of workers in informal employment for the new government of Mexico City

    This Platform contains a list of proposals and demands to move towards guaranteeing the rights of informal workers.  This document can also...

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  • Presentations

    Graduation Speech at Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

    Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA and a founding member of WIEGO, was the speaker at the graduation for the Walsh School of Foreign Service. She...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Should the City of Los Angeles Legalize Street Vending?

    The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) at Cal Poly Pomona hosted a symposium (1-hour) on street vending on May 19, 2016. Organized...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ordinance Pertaining to the Regulation of Temporary Vendors Permits in the City of Brookings

    This document outlines the ordinacnes that pertain to the regulation of temporary vendor permits.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Interview with Paulina Paucar Peña (Peru–FEDEVAL/CUT)

    In this interview, Paulina Paucar Peña, who sells clothes at a market in Lima, tells us how the trade union organising campaign has helped...

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  • Presentations

    The Informal Recycling Sector in Brazil

    Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

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